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Sainsbury's has invested in new technology that will allow the retailer to make real-time supply chain decisions to reduce food waste caused by unexpected weather.
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The Coalition for Responsible Trucking has teamed up with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop programs to reduce truck-related air emissions at the nation's ports, beginning with those in the Southeast.
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The latest report from Five Winds International to be published by GreenBiz.com examines the activities of retailers to determine if they are taking significant steps to increase the number of greener products on their shelves.
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A new report published by Five Winds International on GreenBiz.com finds that many major retailers are walking their green talk quite well, and explores the factors that affect sustainability efforts for retailers of any size.
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A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Walmart has awarded the World Resources Institute a $420,000 grant to help create a set of accounting tools for companies to measure the carbon footprint of their supply chains. The WRI will also use the grant to produce the "Green Standards Guide," a resource book examining environmental certifications, WRI said Thursday.
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Best Buy, Target and JCPenney are among a group of retailers, trucking companies and ocean carriers developing a green certification and rating system for port delivery trucks based on the SmartWay Transport Program.
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Staples Inc. reportedly canceled all contracts with a Singapore-based paper company because of concerns over its deforestation practices.
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Wal-Mart wants to make its most energy intensive products 25 percent more efficient in the next three years, as well as set higher environmental standards for its suppliers.
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Office supply retailers have taken strides to increase recycled paper use, commit to sustainable logging management and other environmental issues, a recent report found.
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The natural foods giant has created a new buying program, the 'Whole Trade Guarantee,' that incorporates some Fair Trade principles that seeks to encourage sustainable production practices in the developing world.
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Peterbilt Motors and Eaton have announced a joint project to create high-tech hybrid trucks for Wal-Mart's shipping fleet.
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The Sustainability Purchasing Network's downloadable guide to sustainable purchasing shows organizations how to improve their purchasing decisions and at the same boost their financial bottom line.
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As part of a new program announced at the retail giant, Wal-Mart will begin scoring its electronics suppliers' sustainability practices to help the company offer its customers products that better sustain natural resources and minimize their impact on the environment.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters tops the list again; Nike, Intel, IBM all make the top ten in the eighth annual corporate-responsibility review.